08潍坊中考英语

2008年山东省潍坊市中考英语试题第I卷（共75分）二、单项选择（共16小题；每小题1分，满分16分）从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选16．Luckily, the boy didn’t hurt his in the accident, so he can walk as usual.A．arms B．legs C．eyes D．hands17．--- It’s nice day, isn’t it? --- Yes, what fine weather!A．a; a B．the; the C．a; / D．the; /18．Mrs. Bond is an old friend of .A．Jack mother B．Jack mother’s C．Jack’s mother D．Jack’s mother’s 19．The machines made in China are cheaper than made in Japan.A．ones B．that C．those D．it20．--- Listen! Is Professor Bloom giving a speech in class?--- No, it be him. He has gone to France.A．may not B．mustn’t C．needn’t D．can’t21．Milk quickly turns sour it’s in a fridge.A．until B．since C．as D．unless22．I’m sure I can make it better, if our teacher me a second chance.A．give B．gave C．gives D．will give23．--- Bad luck! It’s too late!--- It doesn’t matter. The movie for only a few minutes. You can’t miss it.A．has begun B．has been on C．began D．was on 24．Yesterday evening I was playing the piano the doorbell rang.A．when B．before C．while D．after25．These story books for children are awfully written. They are interesting exciting A．either; or B．neither; nor C．both; and D．not only; but also 26．The dish smells and you’d better throw it away.A．good B．well C．bad D．badly27．We looked at each other surprise when we heard a bird singing “Happy birthday to you”.A．in B．to C．by D．at28．The shop assistant said he knew .A．where does the manager live B．where the manager livesC．where did the manager live D．where the manager lived29．--- Our family are traveling to Germany for the Beer Festival. --- A．Congratulations! B．See you later! C．Have fun! D．Take care! 30．The young soldier really doesn’t know to stop the baby from crying hard.A．what to do B．how to do C．when to do D．where to do31．--- Boys and girls! Please your compositions after class.--- Oh, my God! I it at home.A．hand in; forgot B．hand in; left C．hand out; forgot D．hand out; left三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

In North America people are always in a hurry. Children have 32 lessons or sports activities after school. Parents often work late and don’t get home 33 7 or 8 o’clock at night. More than50 percent of women work at full –time jobs, and many people do part –time work. It isn’ta 34 that the North American family doesn’t have the time to eat many meals together. When a family takes the time to eat a meal 35 often there isn’t enough time to 36 the food. That is 37 “fast food”is so popular in North America. People spend about 40 percent of their food dollars 38 fast food. Fast food is food such as hamburgers, pizza, sandwiches, or friedchicken. People usually 39 the food from a restaurant chain (连锁店) such as Pizza Hut, McDonald’s, or Kentucky Fried Chicken. Fast food 40 work and time, 41 it is not very healthy. Fast food is 42 in many countries all over the world. Not everyone is happy about the 43 of North American fast food. A group of people in Italy want to 44 against the spread of American fast food. They do not want any more fast –food chains to open restaurants in 45 country. Their group is 46 the Slow Food Movement. They play to fight against the spread of fast food everywhere.32．A．special B．double C．normal D．modern33．A．as B．after C．until D．unless 34．A．shock B．surprise C．pity D．decision 35．A．alone B．once C．together D．again 36．A．cover B．serve C．create D．prepare 37．A．how B．what C．when D．why38．A．about B．on C．in D．at39．A．share B．fetch C．buy D．sell40．A．gives B．saves C．provides D．wastes41．A．but B．and C．or D．so 42．A．fantastic B．different C．natural D．popular 43．A．spirit B．situation C．spread D．price44．A．turn B．fight C．press D．hold45．A．their B．his C．her D．its46．A．called B．spelled C．thought D．known三、阅读理解（共16小题；每小题1.5分，满分24分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

AAt the Beijing time 14:28 May 12,2008, a strong earthquake suddenly happened in Sichuan Province. As they saw a young woman in broken houses, the rescue (营救) workers were sad to find that she had already been dead, yet surprised to notice her kneeling down with her hands touching the ground to support her weight –and right under her shelter of flesh and blood (血肉), her several –month –old baby was sleeping, safe and sound. The baby was put around carefully in a little quilt (被子), with a mobile phone inside. An unsent text message was found that read: “Dear Baby, if you Could Be Alive, Please Remember That Mum Always Love You!”As it was too young to know what was really going on, the baby’s dream must have been free from nightmare (恶梦), though a nightmare was taking place. However, it was the mother’s love that prevented the nightmare from falling upon the young dreamer. Mother’s love at her last breath!!!47．It was when the baby was found.A．crying B．dying C．sitting D．sleeping48．The mother knelt down with her hands touching the ground in order to .A．have a rest B．save her baby C．protect herself D．prevent the nightmare 49．Which of the following is true about the text message?A．It was a message to the baby’s father.B．It had already been sent out when found.C．The mother hoped that her baby could live.D．The mother wouldn’t like the message to be found.50．The passage is mainly about .A．mother’s love B．Sichuan earthquake C．a lucky baby D．the last breath BWhat does blood do for us? It brings food to all parts of our bodies and takes waste away from them. All parts of our bodies are made of cells(细胞). These cells are very small. They all need food all the time. No one had seen cells before the invention of microscope. No one could make pictures of cells because no one could see them. What makes the blood move round the body?The heart does. The heart is a pump. It pumps the blood and sends it round the body. The heart has rooms with doors between them. It pumps blood in and out through these doors by changing the size of the rooms so that the doors are opened and shut. The heart keeps a stream of blood going all around the body and back again to itself. The heart is a very important part of one’s body. When it stops beating, one will die.51．Blood is important to our body because it can .A．provide pictures of cells B．bring food and take wasteC．form a stream D．move around the heart52．What does the underlined word “microscope”mean in Chinese?A．显微镜B．探测仪C．放大镜D．摄像机53．According to the passage, a pump is used to .A．open or shut doors B．send something upC．change the size of rooms D．make something in or ouCPeople often said Thomas Edison was the greatest genius of his age. There are only a few men in all of history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But Edison could never be pleased only because someone said he was a genius. “There is no such thing as genius,”Edison said. He thought what people called genius was mostly hard work. But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. He tried to understand them, and then he tried to learn what he could usefully do with them. Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people would do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking could give men enjoyment and pleasure. Edison could not understand how anyone could not be interested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what idea he had about life. “Work,”he answered, “Discovering the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier.”He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work. 54．According to Thomas Edison, what’s genius?A．Hard thinking. B．Hard work.C．Useful dreams. D．Useful inventions.55．After exploring the secrets of nature, Edison always tried to .A．write down what he had learnt B．carry out a new experimentC．make them useful in life D．share them with others56．Edison could not understand .A．how anybody enjoyed life B．how anybody loved workingC．why anybody loved thinking D．why anybody was tired of life57．The last sentence in the passage means that .A．Edison was born to be a great inventorB．Edison was able to live another 100 yearsC．Edison was ready to make his 100 th inventionD．life was too short for Edison to work for human beingsDTibet is among the most popular places for Chinese tourists. The number of travelers so Tibet has grown by 10% every year for a few years. Since July 1,2006, when the first train ran 1956 kilometers from Xining to Lhasa, more and more people have been going to Tibet. The train stops at several famous places along the way, such as Qinghai Lake, Kunlun Mountain, and the Potala Palace. Passengers can also enjoy many activities during the journey, like Tibetan dancing and Karaoke. On the train, passengers can have tea, eggs and noodles for breakfast, and fried chicken and green vegetables for lunch and dinner. Unlike most Chinese trains which have open –hole toilets, this one has special toilets which can collect the waste. There is also a special rubbish system (系统) in the train that keeps the environment clean. All the windows on the train can protect people from the bright sunlight. TV and electrical sockets (插座) for computers and mobile phones can be fond on the train. Because there isn’t much oxygen there, trains will haveoxygen masks (氧气罩) for those who need them. It makes passengers feel more comfortable when they have enough oxygen on the famous “roof of the world”. There are also doctors on the train to make sure that all of the travelers are safe.58．Which of the following is not among the places of interest?A．Qinghai Lake B．Karaoke. C．Kunlun Mountain. D．The Potala Palace.59．The train is unlike most Chinese trains except its .A．windows B．toilets C．sockets D．rubbish60．The underlined word “them”in the last paragraph refers to .A．oxygen masks B．doctors C．oxygen D．passengers61．We can learn from the passage that .A．flying to Tibet is impossible B．train to Lhasa is too clean to takeC．train trip to Tibet is popular with travelers D．taking train to Lhasa causes a lot of trouble 62．What’s the best title of the passage?A．Tibet –roof of the world B．Magic train to magic TibetC．Beautiful views in Tibet D．A comfortable trip to Tibet第Ⅱ卷（共45分）五、词汇考查（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）根据句意和提示完成单词，使句子语法正确，意义通顺。